Council holds off on extending street sweeping contract

LAKE FOREST – The City Council on Tuesday decided to delay extending its contract for street sweeping with Athens Services.

Councilman Peter Herzog pulled the Athens agreement from a list of contracts up for renewal so it could be discussed at a future meeting.

The city’s contract with Athens, signed in January 2012 and extended after its initial one-year term by 18 months, will be up for renewal June 30. The contract gives the council the option of extending the contract once more before undertaking a competitive proposal process.

Lake Forest paid Athens $292,326 for its initial year of sweeping streets. The 18-month extension, which kept compensation steady, increased the contract to $730,815.

The council agreed to talk about whether to seek out a better deal on street sweeping services by issuing a request for proposals.

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